See also: vid, vith, viď, vid., and víð

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse við.

Preposition

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við

  1. (with accusative or with dative) with
  2. (with accusative) beside, near
  3. (with accusative) in
Antonyms
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  • (antonym(s) of in): frá

Etymology 2

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See viður.

Noun

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við

  1. indefinite accusative singular of viður

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse vit, the first-person dual personal pronoun; the plural was vér.

Pronoun

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við

  1. (personal pronoun) we, nominative plural form of the personal pronoun ég (I)
    Við erum vinir.We are friends.
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse við.

Preposition

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við

  1. beside, near, next to [with accusative]
    Ég stend við vegginn.I'm standing next to the wall.
  2. (idiomatic) with, to [with accusative ‘some someone’]
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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við

  1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of viður

Old Norse

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Pronunciation

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  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /wið/, [wið]
  • (13th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /wɪð/, [wɪð]
  • Rhymes: -ɪð

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *wiþiz, *wiþjǭ (cord, rope), from Proto-Indo-European *weyt- (that which winds or bends, branch, switch), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (to turn, wind, bend).

Noun

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við f (genitive viðjar, plural viðjar)

  1. withy, withe; collar
    viðjar af gulli
    collars of gold
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *wiþi, a shortened form of Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (against), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (more apart), from *wi (separation).

Alternative forms

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Preposition

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við

  1.  [with dative]
    1. against
    2. (of direction) towards, against
      horfa við e-m
      to look towards, to face
    3. (sociative) along with
    4. (instrumental) with
    5. among
    6. (denoting barter, exchange) against, for
    7. (denoting remedy) against
    8. (denoting contest) against
  2. [with accusative]
    • Vǫluspá in skamma 13.
      Haf gengr hríðum / við himin sjalfan…
    1. by, at close to
    2. (about time) towards, at
      við sólarsetr
      at sunset
    3. (about a person) towards, respecting, regarding
    4. (of cause) by, at
      falla við hǫgg
      to fall by a stroke
    5. as compared with, set off against
    6. according to
Descendants
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  • Icelandic: við, viður
  • Faroese: við
  • Norwegian: ved
  • Elfdalian: wið
  • Old Swedish: vīþ, viþer
  • Danish: ved
  • Old Gutnish: wiþr, wiþ

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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við

  1. indefinite accusative singular of viðr

Further reading

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  1. page/487 Internet Archive]